Connected Connectivity --- New Media and Film Production


This conference shall try to answer most of your questions regarding how do the New Media help the Film industry as well as how the new marketing tools provided by these new medias, be it Facebook, Google, Gaming, etc... provide major financial and marketing boost for the independent producers. Guest Speakers representing major "players" in these fields will talk about the present situation and express their views on developping trends that will shape the future of the film industry.

Monday : August 22th
Time : 9h30 - 11h30
Location : Hyatt Regency

Moderator :

Ms. Catharine Piccioli
President
EBA (Entertainment Business Affairs, Canada
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Catharine Piccioli As the President of Entertainment Business Affairs (Film & TV) Inc., Catharine leads a team of dedicated professionals responsible for providing excellence in business affairs services to the film and television industry. Since forming EBA, Catharine's mandate has been to build up clientele and provide unprecedented and affordable services in all aspects of the industry . Catharine has a strong track record of results-driven business affairs in the industry, with 18 years experience working with the best production companies and broadcasters in Canada, including Alliance Productions, Fireworks Entertainment, Catalyst, Cookie Jar Entertainment, CBC and Canwest.








Panelists :

Mr. Jeremy Butteriss
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Google, Canada

Jeremy joins Google Canada with 15 years of experience in media, e-commerce, strategic partnerships, venture development and mergers & acquisitions. Previously, he led the Broadband Entertainment division at Rogers Communications, where he developed digital media strategies for Rogers entertainment offerings and launched & managed Rogers On Demand Online, North America's first aggregated 'TV Everywhere' offering.

Jeremy has also worked for The Boston Consulting Group, and has helped launch 2 Internet ventures, NRX and Skulogix.







Mr. Jérémie Benhamou
User Interface Art Director
Elecronic Arts, Canada

My name is Jeremie Benhamou. I am a “User Interface Art Director” at Electronic Arts Montreal. I’ve been working at EA for more than 2 years. I work for the Action Games branch of EA called “Visceral Games”. So far, I’ve worked on titles like Need For Speed™, Dead Space™, and Army of Two™. I am currently working on games that will be released in 2013 and 2014, the production time for each game being between 2 and 4 years.

Prior to working at EA, I’ve been working in communication agencies in Paris for more than 10 years; I started as a graphic designer and became Art Director after a couple of years, designing ad campaigns and websites for clients such as Sony, Volkswagen, Ubisoft and many others.

My job is to create visually outstanding user interfaces, from art research, concept and graphic design to animation and integration.

Everyday I work closely with highly skilled artists and engineers dedicated to the creation of User Interfaces and graphic design. My role is to ensure that the interfaces and the graphic design of the game reach the level of visual quality desired by the franchise Art director. Our technologies allow us to have a real creative freedom in this domain, especially on a franchise like Dead Space where initiative and innovation are highly encouraged. Every morning, I grab a ‘grande’ hot chocolate at Starbucks and play a speed chess game against my team-mate Randy. That’s a perfect way to start a working day.

I can tell you the next UIs we are working on really push the bar higher. I can’t wait to show you what’s next.



Ms. Ysé Brisson
COO
12 Tribes Entertainment, France

Ysé Brisson Scénariste depuis quelques années, j’ai eu la chance d’apprendre mon métier à Paris auprès de gens compétents et expérimentés comme Michel Léviant ou Pascal Benbrik. Depuis mes années d’étude, j’ai écrit et co-écrit de nombreux scénarios (« Un vrai Papa Noel » fiction de télé réalisée par José Pinheiro, « La Babysitter » film réalisé par Michel Léviant, la mini-série « Clara et Nicolas » pour ParisWebTV…) et un court-métrage « L’Instant d’Après » que j’ai également réalisé.
Aujourd’hui, je travaille sur de nombreux projets en tant que comédienne, scénariste et réalisatrice.

For some years now, I work as a scriptwriter in Paris where I have been fortunate to learn my job with talented people. After my years of study, I write and co-write many scripts (« Un vrai Papa Noel » a TV fiction directed by José Pinheiro, « La Babysitter » directed by Michel léviant, short mini series “ Clara et Nicolas” for ParisWebTV Channel…) and “L’Instant d’Après” a short movie which I also directed.
Today, I am working on many projects as an actress, a scriptwriter and a director.




Mr. Olivier Trudeau
Director, Content Strategy and Marketing
Société Radio-Canada, Canada


Olivier Trudeau possède plus de 10 ans d’expérience en commercialisation des contenus numériques. Avocat spécialisé dans les droits numériques, il a occupé au cours des dernières années, le poste de directeur du développement des affaires, commerce électronique au Groupe Archambault.

Durant ce mandat, il a entre autres mis en place la division d’agrégation numérique de distribution Select, soit Select Digital et fait la refonte du site de téléchargement de musique Zik.ca.

Depuis 2009, il occupe le poste de Directeur, Stratégie et Commercialisation des contenus pour la Société Radio-Canada et est responsable de l’exploitation commerciale des contenus de la société dans les nouveaux médias.




Mr. Louis-Pierre Pharand
Transmedia Producer/ Producteur Transmédia
Ubisoft Montréal
www.ubiworkshop.com
Twitter: @lppharand

Louis_Pierre Pharand Since 2011, Louis-Pierre Pharand manages Ubisoft Montreal’s Transmedia Group, Ubiworkshop. The group develops narrative products based on hugely successful brands such as Assassin’s Creed. Available Ubiworkshop products include Assassin’s Creed The Fall comics, created in collaboration with renowned artist and writer Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl, and Assassin’s Creed Ascendance animated short. Currently, Ubiworkshop’s new publishing house is working on the second series of Assassins’ Creed Comics as well as the Assassin’s Creed Encyclopedia. On November 15, Ubiworkshop will launch short film Assassin’s Creed Embers. An experienced video game producer, Louis-Pierre produced the critically-acclaimed Far Cry 2 at Ubisoft Montreal. Prior to his work in the video game industry, Louis-Pierre was a sports journalist-columnist for TQS’s 110 % and a production manager at Cinegroupe on films Pinocchio 3000 and Heavy Metal Fakk 2. BIOGRAPHIE Depuis 2011, Louis-Pierre Pharand gère la division Transmédia d’Ubisoft Montréal, appelée Ubiworkshop. La mission d’Ubiworkshop est de développer des produits narratifs basés sur les marques-phares d’Ubisoft comme Assassin’s Creed. Les produits d’Ubiworkshop disponibles incluent les bandes dessinées Assassin’s Creed The Fall, créées an collaboration avec Cameron Stewart et Karl Kerschl, et le court-métrage animé Assassin’s Creed Ascendance. Au cours de l’année 2011, Ubiworkshop créera la seconde série de bandes dessinées dans l’univers d’Assassin’s Creed ainsi que l’encyclopédie de cette même marque Le 15 novembre, Ubiworkshop lancera le court métrage Assassin’s Creed Embers. Producteur de jeu expérimenté, Louis-Pierre Pharand a produit le jeu acclamé Far Cry 2 chez Ubisoft Montréal. Avant d’œuvrer dans l’industrie du jeu, Louis-Pierre a été journaliste à L’émission sportive 110 % de TQS et directeur de production sur les films Pinocchio 3000 et Heavy Metal Fakk 2 de Cinegroupe.